Very pleased with winter tyres on my BMW X5.

I was up and out at 8am this morning to beat the kids on their sledges so I could try the winter tyres on my X5 on virgin snow. The verdict: absolutely brilliant. I bought a set of BMW 17-inch alloys off eBay for £200 and put Vredestein Wintrac 235/65 x 17 on them. My other wheels and tyres are 285/45 x 19 so I'm also getting the advantage of a much narrower tread. Most impressive is the way the X5 stops, despite its weight.

Asked on 5 May 2012 by BN, Banbury

Answered by Honest John

Fantastic, and what a lesson learned about winter tyres and deeper profile, narrower tyres. Stopping is what a lot of people forget about. They think winter tyres are just to get you out of snowdrifts.

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